In which I fail to think of a witty title.

[edible_hat]

Interruptosaurus

This SC had some minor complaint that would be easily fixed, so minor that I forget what it was about.

SC: (rants and raves) And what are you going to do about it?
Me: Well I have a few options...
SC: (interrupts, repeats the rant from before) and what are you going to do about it?
Me: Well I have a few options...

repeat until SC realised that every time he interrupted I would wait him out then start again from the beginning. What do you know, the first time he let me list the options we found one to his liking and the problem was fixed!


Don't try to out-smartass me

SC: Hey, I just ran over a fuckworth in the car park.
Me: OK I'll get that cleaned up as soon as I can.
SC: No, you're supposed to say "What's a fuckworth?"
Me: More than you can afford.

I just can't resist ruining tired old "jokes" from people who think they're funny.

Sorry, my mind reading powers are on the fritz.

SC: (gets petrol, pays, as soon as his credit card approves...) Hey, I got a discount voucher.
Me: Unfortunately it's already gone through...
SC: THIS IS RIDICULOUS! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!

Yes, I failed to read your mind to discover that you had a discount voucher. Now I feel bad that you risk being 35 cents short the next time you buy something.

How about asking what you really want to know?

SC: Do you take eftpos?
Me: Yes. (thinks: doesn't every shop these days)
SC: (fills car, comes in to pay with a card) And I want $100 cash out.
Me: We don't do cash out.
SC: YOU SAID YOU DID! I ASKED IF YOU DO CASH OUT AND YOU SAID YES! (and yes he really did start screaming right away)
Me: If you need cash there's an ATM...
SC: I'M NOT USING NO F'ING ATM! YOU LIED TO ME!"
Me: No, you asked if we take eftpos, which we do...
SC: YOU KNOW WHAT I ASKED!
Me: Yes, I know you asked if we take eftpos. You should have asked about cash out.
SC: YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT! (continues ranting)

Eventually he paid for the petrol and said he's never shopping there again. So imagine my lack of surprise when I saw him the next morning.


but it's not all bad

next customer (NC): What was that about?
Me: He asked if we do eftpos, I said yes, then he claimed I told him we do cash out.
NC: You know, I think that guy did the same thing at my shop yesterday. Idiot.

[tropicsgoddess]

EH, you really get some idjits in your neck of the woods. You poor soul.

[Skeksin]

Don't try to out-smartass me

SC: Hey, I just ran over a fuckworth in the car park.

You ran over one of the Fuckworth family?!? They are one of the richest and most influential families in the entire world! You are SO going to jail!

[jjllbb]

SC: Hey, I just ran over a fuckworth in the car park.
Me: OK I'll get that cleaned up as soon as I can.
SC: No, you're supposed to say "What's a fuckworth?"
Me: More than you can afford.

I just can't resist ruining tired old "jokes" from people who think they're funny.

I'd take that any day! It's WAYYY better than "It's not scanning?? Then it must be free!!! heeehawwwwheeehawwww!!!!

[edible_hat]

EH, you really get some idjits in your neck of the woods.

I'll sometimes go for weeks or months without anything worth posting, then four come along on the same day.

[Slytovhand]

Eventually he paid for the petrol and said he's never shopping there again. So imagine my lack of surprise when I saw him the next morning.

And you didn't remind him?? "Oh hello sir. Didn't I see you last night when you said you'd never be back here again?"

I must agree, at least the joke was a bit better than most out there ...

[Bella_Vixen]

Eventually he paid for the petrol and said he's never shopping there again. So imagine my lack of surprise when I saw him the next morning.

Please tell me you waved at him like a maniac.

[fireheart]

at your response to the Fuckworth joke. Alternately, I think the response is "one week's pay for me...maybe...one day's pay for you?"

And I HATE, HATE, HATE people who seem to think that EFTPOS=Cash Out. No, not all places do cash out.

[bean]

Alternatively, my store decided that instead of an ATM... we could do up to $100 cash back on debit purchases.

Not a big deal if I've had plenty of cash customers, but up until this month we didn't even start the day with any $20's in our drawers and I'd regularly have my first customer request some obscene amount of cash back. They'd get irritated when I'd hand them a fist full of $10's and $5's, then I'd have to shut my lane down at some point to get a loan from the supervisor since it'd usually wipe out my change.

Funny thing is... when people who are already buying stuff ask if we have an ATM and I tell them "No, but if you use your debit card to pay, you can get up to $100 cash back - no ATM fees that way" they scowl, pay with their debit card anyway, and proceed to ask where the nearest ATM is. I always direct them to the gas station across the street with the $3 fee ATM.

I don't understand why we don't have an ATM either.